Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-44228) shipped with IBM Workload Scheduler

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) is shipped as a component of IBM Workload Scheduler, which results in IBM Workload Scheduled being impacted by this vulnerability. Information about security vulnerabilities affecting WAS have been published in security bulletins, and IBM recommends that these remediations are applied to all instances of IBM Workload Scheduler.

Vulnerability Details

Refer to the security bulletin(s) listed in the Remediation/Fixes section

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Workload Scheduler 9.4

IBM Workload Scheduler 9.3

Remediation/Fixes

Refer to the following security bulletins for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) which is shipped with IBM Workload Scheduler. IBM recommends that these remediations are applied to all instances of IBM Workload Scheduler.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-vulnerability-apache-log4j-affects-websphere-application-server-cve-2021-44228

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6525860

Refer to the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes addressed by IBM Jazz for Service Management for the system where Dynamic Workload Console for IBM Workload Scheduler is installed.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6527246

Note that IBM Workload Scheduler 9.5 is not vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228 since it is not using log4j v2, IBM Jazz for Service Management and using Liberty.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Change History

21 Dec 2021: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Apache Log4j affects WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2021-44228) shipped with IBM Workload Scheduler